How to Make a Royal Marines Officer: Part 1 

My Karate instructor is always saying things like that about my "tense" looking shoulders!

Alex L i lol mout loud at that too

You need to relax your shoulders so you can put your hands in the air properly.

fockin banter

My troop boss, Lt Cornish in 595 Troop - at the tailor shop being fitted for my lovats… ‘Stewart, you’re fucking deformed!’ He was addressing my massive calves due to years of Dartmoor walking!!!! 👍🏻🤣👍🏻

His comment about the jacket killed me. haha!

Convey my salute to him

he seems a very nice guy indeed

No he isnt you fucking bullshitter

awesome

Not always and that's why we're the masters of the banter

That's actually an LT I believe

Randy Crawford v

read this as he said it

😂😂

👍🏻🤣👍🏻

So calm ... smelling like a posy sir 🤣

Having been through as a Soldier and having been able to be commissioned yet having not chosen to. The officer route is just the same just more gentlemanly

@@hardcoresoldier08 Bollocks. They just didn't show it. Watch the Sandhurst documentary.

@@user-dk2ol7pq6r You've misunderstood what I mean. What I am saying is that they showed the bollockings and beastings a lot more in that doc. Whereas in this one, they seemed kind of tame.

Yeh, watched some USMC training vids. 🦧

I don't think it's anyone's place to judge the different country's units way of training their men. Consider tradition and the culture of said unit. There's more than one way to skin a cat. It's the end result that matters.

Well, these are officers, so the recruits will most likely be upper class.

@@memegod4433 Don't perpetuate tripe !!

@@richardgrant7055 he's not wrong tho most officers are posh

That's for the camera

​@@samsantos4523 Rupert brigade

CajunMarine33445 British

CajunMarine33445 British

Per mare per terram my friend

CajunMarine33445 it's a lot harder than people think emotional and physically it breaks you into what your soul can become,It's not for everyone I can tell you that right now,but when you do become part of it your will not go back to what it was .

Easy Tiger.Inaccurate certainly but no offence was intended (from a Glaswegian).

Generally,the end result of not resorting to shouting and petty name calling, is a unit who will do anything to not dissapoint their instructor.

also this was filmed in the 80s and I bet the racism was horrendous

​@@beastlyfitzy grow a pair

@@sr.cosmos4543 I was there just prior to this , mate. I know several of the seniors in this prog. They went as far as they could to keep the BDF lad on course, but he simply could not cope with an English winter. It was suggested he joined the MET for a year or two, to acclimatise and then do a re-try. There was no racism that I ever saw. If men were good enough to be recruits any ideas of superiority on whatever basis, was soon removed. After passing out we are all Royal Marines. This is the Corps by the way , it`s not the army.

@@beastlyfitzy by that you mean not anti-white?

So true

Eighty Afghan civilians may have been summarily killed by SAS, inquiry told . Eighty Afghans may have been victim of summary killings by three separate British SAS units operating in the country between 2010 and 2013, lawyers representing the bereaved families have told a public inquiry. One of the elite soldiers is believed to have “personally killed” 35 Afghans on a single six-month tour of duty as part of an alleged policy to terminate “all fighting-age males” in homes raided, “regardless of the threat they posed”.

@@freegedankenzurbaukunst5613 cowards

​@@freegedankenzurbaukunst5613wut?

@@AB0VETHALAW The Truth , your honour . Only the Truth

M J l

@M J I had my Sgt grab me by the throat lift me- only for the other NCOs to stop it and then a Cpt walked in. RMP was not involved or the country we were in at the time-field visit. This was early 2000s. Looked him up on FB- ad got talking to a few folk in his area. He is a well-known dick. Just I should have hammered him and allowed the RMP to arrest. A full room of us- inc the accommodation staff. In basic training this was (army)

I served in the army in the late 1980s and basic training every night one of our section commanders would come back from the NAAFI pissed up...line us all up and punch and drop kick us in the chest until he got bored..

@@cityboy9301 Which regiment was that?

@@eddie4324RCT. ( Royal corps of transport ) Buller barracks Aldershot.

Trust me the standard of the rm officer is far higher than us army.

The Royal Marines actually use the USMC fitness tests on recruit assessment events... that is to say the minimum standard of fitness required for people ASPIRING to join the Royal Marines is held to a higher standard than the USMC have once you've actually joined. Says a lot to me, anyway.

they get treated that way as they're trainee officers. The non com staff call them Sir " There is a lot of screaming and shouting for those training to be privates

25:27 days exactly this

@@alanbstard4 they don't have Privates in the Royal Marines, their basic rank is Marine.

Because they have a Queens commission, they have to call them Sir or Mr. It's not the person you salute, it's the rank. Once they pass the incredibly hard basic training, they go straight off to command a platoon or troop of, quite frequently actually, combat experienced Marines. You can't be a twat and let yourself and your Marines down.

@@gooner72 It's interesting that they address them as Sir before they've passed out. I know in Naval officer training they do not address the recruits as Sir until they pass out.

its just about teaching respect for your boys

I can recall my senior NCO Dad in the RAf shouting at officer cadets in the 60s. had he known us kids were hiding and wathing him drill them he would have killed us.. lol... he shouted.. being Irish. you are a bleddy ejit Sir, what are you> i am a bleddy ejit Sgt. YES YOU ARE, SIR. lol.

Well no matter what. Any one who makes it passed the test in any country ends up being a hardcore fucker.

Even after I finished basic training in US Air Force I never understood why all the yelling was felt necessary. Even ti's told me it was just tradition, really could not explain it.

Brilliant

Have you seen Rajputs in India, if you had you would never make that comment

Pat Aherne Actually Hitlers

You definitely haven’t seen men from the Indian Subcontinent (India, Pakistan and Bangladesh)

Tony Kennedy - I’m a serving officer in a Hellenic Army infantry unit 🇬🇷 - frontal negotiation of a standard width doorway is problematic due to my moustache.

Colonial propaganda lies

all the dry pisstaking at the beginning is 10/10

Well said m8 I've found that nearly all soldiers respect each other even the enemy but especially UK and the U.S. As we work so closely and more importantly we work well together.

You get it man. There is a bond shared between Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines througtout all the countries in the world.

Inspadave definitely mate. It's that mutual respect what's already been earned by getting through the training.

Paul Boulter my grandad was RAF during WWll. I don't think people realise the different jobs the RAF do most think it's just about pilots and mechanics.

BigFeet Gamer haha

A Russian General - retired said recently "Europe has lots of Armies, but only the British have Soldiers". That's a nice compliment.

Utrinque Paratus-Me /"Per Mare, Per Terram"-Them

Good comment.

What an excellent summary ! (I am an ex Regular Officer).

I'm a British fighting man and I'm as terrified of stilton cheese evenings as I am of being shot at. Just thought I should mention that.

My jrotc instructor was more intimidating than that guy

You do not need to shout and scream to be intimidating, sometimes the uniform and just being yourself is enough. The rest speaks for itself .

​@@kincaidwolf5184 The Royal Marines is separate from the Army, and is technically part of HM's Naval Service. Officer trainees are largely recruited straight off civvy street. They're commissioned as 2nd Lieutenants on day one (rather than Officer Cadets, like in the Army) due to a weird technicality. The Royal Navy's officer trainee rank of Midshipman is technically equivalent to the first commissioned rank in the other services. Being part of the same Naval Service, potential Royal Marines officers receive the same rank on their first day, and apparently also get appointed to Lieutenant (in-line with a Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant) when they graduate and go to their first unit. It's a little weird, but would make more sense if they didn't use Army-style ranks.

@@stephensmith4480 My lead DI when I went through Basic never yelled at us....but the man was a master at using a calm voice and a specific dismissive tone to make you feel like crap when you fouled up.

Wonder if the staff are like this in home life

I served in the great keyboard war of '76. I saw terrible things in my time. Poor men with their fingers blown off because they typed too fast.

Sad to hear, I was part of 8th Airborn finger brigade back in '85, saw some bloody things I did, thnaks for your service.

Razvratnik Some sadly. Depends if they can recivilianise. Its better nowadays but still happens. PTSD is a terrible thing. But war is necessary to prepare for.

primeribeye lol still got a problem with that mouth do you ? let's sub do you to some sphycologicol recorrection

Ok

Very true I’ve read letters from my father and it’s clear so much was emitted even in personal letters. Royal Marines are a different breed, much respect to our present and veterans.

Wrong. Tonnes is the Metric term and the US use the imperial system, ie. tons.

Aye, same. It'd be like me (I live in Scotland) coming to Australia. I just wouldn't be able to handle the heat. It's even too hot here for me sometimes.

Indeed, he looked very determined and would have finished the course surely. A pity.

He should've received a little more support, in terms of cautioning about the cold (plus kit): leather fingerless gloves, creams for his skin etc??

@MrTecsom69 I'm sure everyone would prefer "Office-hours Combat"! My comment was based on a little experience, working with British infantrymen with brown skin.

@@danielw5850 👁️👄👁️

I agree. That is why the US military is having problems with rape, and racism cases

@Honour 2018 I mean both women and men are allowed to serve in all branches of the military. Crucially withouth the standards being lowered.

because we dont have time for bullshit. we train our people hard because they must be that way to command absolute authority

@@emodrmmr007 Matty 100% agree with your comment Except one word "absolute" Read above from William , quote "This is what I love about the Royal Marines: their training not only instills combat and combat leadership excellence, but also the mindset of a gentleman/gentlewoman" Still waiting to meet either a Man or Woman who are "absolute" ...................................................;)

@@emodrmmr007 The time it takes to say "do better" and yell "do better" is the same.

This is what im wondering. Is it still like this. The old docs like this look so much more raw and brutal. The kids seem nicer yet also more mature..the officers seem older and funnier.. standards still the same as this doesn't look easy thankfully..

I’ve been told I wouldn’t recognise CTC, these days… no bed blocks… they’re issued with duvets 🤣🤣🤣

I was thinking the same. I suspect it would be a joke

youtr best bet is the sandhurst docos, 2012 is recent enough id say

It hasn't changed that much at all. Slightly more 'scientific' in its approach to PT and, of course, more technology is involved in the actual soldiering but other than that ... The one true test of how effective training has been is on the battlefield and in that arena there has been no drop in RM standards.

@@tubefreakmuva 2012 might as well have been a lifetime ago. A LOT has changed, at least in the US

@@caseymichel1113 it's true

Where did you train if you don’t mind me asking? Looking for comrades of my late father, RMC40 around 1983/1984

Was they all killed..?

CallMeBain and Australia has both but hey we are allies and brothers in arms

jozeph miles Australia doesn't have quantity, but it does have quality.

+CallMeBain Bang on, in most ways too, not just military

+CallMeBain The Royal Marines are an elite light infantry brigade from an organization of about 8,400 including reserves. The USMC is an expeditionary force of 243,000 with reserves which includes it's own air force. Comparing an RM commando with a Marine rifle battalion indicates the Marines are a heavier medium weight force. Indeed, a reinforced Marine rifle battalion is probably the most powerful general purpose infantry battalion in the world. Note "infantry" not mechanized. One could argue the individual RM is marginally better and that in some specific situations would perform better. If this is true it's beside the point given the two organizations are entirely different in size and scope. Moreover, it's worth noting the 3 USMC battalions within the Marine Raiders assigned to SOCOM and the re-activated Marine Force Recon units which one can also argue are much better than the average RM. So there are, at minimum, 3000+ Marines with more training than all Royal Marines Also, consider that SOI is only a basic infantry course. Their real Infantry training is at the fleet. So comparing course length is pointless. Indeed, the USMC is the largest Marine Corp. in the world. There a plenty of Marines ( POGs*) that aren't on the same level as the Royal Marines. Most US Marines are support Marines. But to say the US doesn't have the same quality is very ignorant. They have the same quality. At least the Marines who have the same job as the RM. *People Other than Grunts Have a nice day mate

+CallMeBain Literally we have bled the same blood in the same mud. Never has this been more true than recently in history. The majority of you that are making comments treating this like is a sports match comparing one club to the next like a fan, have never been in the mud to begin with. If you never served than shut the fuck up, you don't have the right to comment in the first place.

How was sand hurst

@@JC-xz2gv Sandhurst was a bit of a culture shock for me at the start,however,like most circumstances in which one finds oneself,you adapt relatively quickly,some aspects were enjoyable,some less so,it seemed to last forever at times,especially during the 3rd phase during intense field exercises and the regimental interview is quite daunting!.

FrankieM1974 lol. My history teacher was a marine and he says that all the time.

look lively!!

my tea's a salad.

It pays to be a winner. Oh man tough times

these guys would quit within 30 minutes if they tried to become SEALs

A "Videocassette" god gad sir, what is one of those? LOL Oh, wait, I remember; it was one of those nasty, tape 'thingy's' that always got chewed up at the best part of an 'adult' movie... ;-)

Lmfao 🤣 yes 👍

Don't confuse a Victoria age nostalgic for a genuine person

T0n3ma PLS the entire movie was filmed in Buckinghamshire, a Vietnam war epic filmed in southern England!

@M J Bassinbourne barracks Hertfordshire was the training depot.

Lol

it would be instead of hartman goin off and beating the shit out of recruits who cant get their act in order (there is a specific reason why this is done), the brits would prolly offer doughnuts and tea, have them sit in a chair, and write sentences like in school

@@keithwatson1384 yes and parts of it were shot on the Norfolk broads as well as Cambridgeshire and the Isle of dogs in East London. Wonder why they never filmed it in the states?

How’s OCS going?

sam williams These guys become officers, not grunts. Completely different kind of people, so completely different methods.

I remember some SAS guy saying they are *never* shouted at. The soldier already should be able to discipline himself, not by external sources.

+sam “ImJetixz” williams During my co-op tour at RM Poole I saw Royal Marines yell more in 3 months than I have seen US Marines in my whole 20 year career. While serving on HMS Ocean there was the Squadron Colour Sgt. who yelled so much he was always yelling. He had the coarsest voice I have ever heard. In my honest and professional opinion, there is little difference between Royal Marines and Jarhead Grunts. The USMC may be over 200k strong as an organization, but the grunt type units makeup maybe a quarter of that if even that much. Grunts are Grunts no matter which flag is flying. They are loud, proud, cockstrong, overbearing, overzealous, horn dogged, full of piss and vinegar.

+Frank Watson Some SAS guy? You have been Googling again haven't you? Nah I am going to venture out on a limb and say you pulled that out of your As........ston Martin. The bullshit flag has gone up and you have been called to the carpet. Pony up or shut up!

***** No, there was a TV show on British TV this year, where contestants had to try to complete a weeks worth of training with different special forces around the world. The last and hardest one was British SAS.

Unfortunately

this is why army recruiting no longer works. they are having real problems getting suitable people. their low IQ range is making the army dysfunctional..@@Paul-nj5xh

What’s green lid?

@@bnap3221 Green beret. The head dress Royal Marines earn upon completion of the Commando course.

a bit of the habsburg jaw going on there too haha

However-true. But should have zipped it on that point.

He is! My father in law 😂

I have seen that

Out team pulled out simply magical ingredients from the ration box… I remember it as if it was yesterday… over 33 years ago! 🤣

***** Here is USMC website www.military.com/military-fitness/marine-corps-fitness-requirements/marine-corps-fitness-test. It says USMC do only 1.5 Mile in 13.5 mins, but even if it was 3 miles in 28 mins, I just told you Royal Marine test to be considered is to do 3 miles in under 22.5 mins. Thanks for proving my point.

***** According to the website infantry is 12 min 45 sec 1.5 mile (at least it's better than USMC) It says para reservist is 10 min 30 sec

+Frackrats Fenorki I think you would find if you looked at the fitness poster for the Royal Marines you do in fact run 1.5 miles in 12 minutes and 30 seconds, you will then take a one minutes rest to then complete the next 1.5 mile run in 10 minutes. This is all done on treadmill, set on a 2 degree incline. This also bearing in mind this is only the Royal Navy Fitness Test (RNFT), all before the Potential Royal Marines Course (PRMC).

+SGT Sandwich PLAYS It really doesn't matter though. The point was to attack the 'My Team is better than your Team' trolling bullshit. Some people would attack the treadmill thing, Im not even gonna go there. Marine and Royal Marine grunts are as fit and capable as they need to be as proven time and again by recent combat performance. Ive done 2 exchange tours with the RM. One at Poole and one on the HMS Ocean. I have nothing bad to say about Royal Marines. This who is tougher than who thing is mostly an Armchair General thing and its totally ignorant.

+Frank Watson That's the initial physical fitness test that US marine recruits do before starting basic training. That's what they have to do in order to get in to basic training. So, Day 0.

tyler leighton something our military is renowned for in general just humour.

Samuel yes, to keep morale up I suppose mate

It's 'BANTER.'

As a member of YO May 1995 batch, that is a big change. Back in the day, only CTCRM personnel are allowed to exit the train at the bottom field.

You sure? because it sounded like half of them were straight out of Eton.

But the RM is part of the RN, quite separate to the Army, especially in the 80s. ...and they're not a regiment.

Riiight, but the point is, they are not already commissioned officers, yes? They are called 'Sir' because they are officer cadets; they are becoming officers.

@@kincaidwolf5184 These were civilians, aside from the three corps commission candidates.

wtf is the ASAS and ASASR?